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Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation ... an obesity expert at the University of Washington and one of the 58 authors ...
End of the Line for BMI? Experts Propose New Obesity Definition
Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present ...
Scientists Suggest New Way to Help Measure Obesity Instead of Just Using Traditional BMI Metric
A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight ...
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Approximately 75% of Americans are obese or overweight: Study
“I would consider it an epidemic,” Marie Ng, an affiliate associate professor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington ... study say BMI may not ...
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Weight-loss jabs may have wider health benefits, study suggests
The observational study, led by Washington University clinical epidemiologist ... by Eli Lilly – for people with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 35 and at least one weight-related illness.
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Obesity needs a new definition beyond BMI, health experts argue
Experts say clinical obesity is more than a high BMI and instead is a disease in which excess body fat harms tissues, organs or doing daily activities.
Obesity Won't Be Solely Defined by BMI Under New Plan for Diagnosis by Global Experts
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...
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Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation ... an obesity expert at the University of Washington and one of the 58 authors ...